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[[Image:1970's-airliner.jpg|left|thumb|200px|A 1970's airliner.]]
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== Comments ==
 
== Comments ==
* Near the end of this song is an aural collage of shortwave radio noise. Morse, teletype, and various data signals can be heard including a radio modem (called the Harris RF-5710) used by hobbyists and naval military services.
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* Near the end of this song is an aural collage of shortwave radio noise. Morse, teletype, and various data signals can be heard including a radio modem (called the Harris RF-5710) used by hobbyists and naval military services. The Morse code heard at 05:20 decodes to "CQ de GM3DP" (a Scottish callsign). A further noted Morse call-sign was interpreted as 'GM3DSK', discovered by [http://Twoism.org Twoism] user '[http://www.twoism.org/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2777&sid=452167b9dc34dbd71cfd63a0128012fa akrotiri]'. He also noted that despite a search for the owner of the call-sign initially yielding no results, when removing the 'M' (allegedly a callsign extension used in Scotland), the call-sign can be traced back to the name 'Ra Lord'. It has been speculated that as 'Ra' (Egyptian sun god) takes on the form of a bird in mythology, it relates neatly back to the title of the track - 'Slow This Bird Down'. A second check of UK records showed the GM3DSK callsign to belong to an individual with the initials R. A. Lord, suggesting the connection is pure coincidence.
* "Slow this bird down" is pilot jargon for reducing speed during a landing.
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==Samples/Lyrics==
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==Trivia==
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* "Slow This Bird Down" is pilot jargon for reducing speed during a landing.
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==Videos==
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==External Links==
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==References==
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The vocalist Solange sampled this track in its entirety on her 2008 album: 'Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams'. Using the track as a basis for multi-layered vocals, she even referred to the original title in the title of her adaptation: 'This Bird'.
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Revision as of 22:58, 16 November 2019

A 1970's airliner
Slow This Bird Down
Running time 6:09
Appears on The Campfire Headphase



Comments

  • Near the end of this song is an aural collage of shortwave radio noise. Morse, teletype, and various data signals can be heard including a radio modem (called the Harris RF-5710) used by hobbyists and naval military services. The Morse code heard at 05:20 decodes to "CQ de GM3DP" (a Scottish callsign). A further noted Morse call-sign was interpreted as 'GM3DSK', discovered by Twoism user 'akrotiri'. He also noted that despite a search for the owner of the call-sign initially yielding no results, when removing the 'M' (allegedly a callsign extension used in Scotland), the call-sign can be traced back to the name 'Ra Lord'. It has been speculated that as 'Ra' (Egyptian sun god) takes on the form of a bird in mythology, it relates neatly back to the title of the track - 'Slow This Bird Down'. A second check of UK records showed the GM3DSK callsign to belong to an individual with the initials R. A. Lord, suggesting the connection is pure coincidence.

Samples/Lyrics

Trivia

  • "Slow This Bird Down" is pilot jargon for reducing speed during a landing.

Videos

External Links

References

The vocalist Solange sampled this track in its entirety on her 2008 album: 'Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams'. Using the track as a basis for multi-layered vocals, she even referred to the original title in the title of her adaptation: 'This Bird'.